Shower accessories facility

ABSTRACT

A shower accessories facility ( 100 ), including a first tray ( 10   a ), having one or more openings ( 11 ), for placing in each a neck of a liquid soap container, upside down, and hanging means, for hanging the shower accessories facility ( 100 ) on a shower wall.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates generally to the field of bathroom aids.

BACKGROUND

Liquid soap containers (bottles) such as of shampoo are a basiccommodity in every home. One of the problems with these containers ishow to empty the contents of these containers completely.

There are users that turn the containers in order to drain their contentinto their opening. But others do not empty their containers completely.There are several reasons for this:

One reason is that there is much preoccupation in emptying the entirecontents of the container. Other reason is that it is not possible toplace the containers upside down due to the geometric shape of their lidwhich prevents them from standing upside down.

As such, there is a long felt need to provide a universal facility forplacing liquid soap containers in a bath, ready to be used.

SUMMARY

The term “liquid soap container” refers herein to any container that ofshower liquid, cream, jell, etc., whether it contains soap, shampoo, oranother substance.

In one aspect of the invention a shower accessories facility (100) isprovided, including a first tray (10 a), having one or more openings(11), for placing in each a neck of a liquid soap container, upsidedown, and hanging means, for hanging the shower accessories facility(100) on a shower wall.

The facility may further include a second tray (10 b), located under thefirst tray (10 a), wherein the second tray having draining holes, fordraining water therethrough.

The facility further may further include at least one hook, for hangingthereon shower facilities.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the hanging means is arack (12).

According to another embodiment of the invention, the hanging means is abore (13), for passing therethrough a screw to be threaded in a wall.

The facility may further include one or more teeth (16), to be incontact with a neck (24) of a liquid soap container (20), for opening alid (21) of the neck upon pulling the liquid soap container.

According to one embodiment of the invention, each of the one or moreteeth is rotatably connected to the facility, and a spring (18) forpushing each of the one or more teeth (16) towards the liquid soapcontainer (20), so that upon pulling the liquid soap container (20)upwards, a lid (21) of the container opens.

According to one embodiment of the invention, in the opening (11) isplaced a replaceable ring (26), for adjusting the opening to fit to aspecific liquid soap container.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the opening (11) isuniversal, for adjusting thereof to any liquid soap container.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the universality isobtained by flexible teeth (16).

The facility may further include one or more hanging hooks (14), forhanging thereon shower accessories such as sponges, towels, and so on.

The reference numbers have been used to point out elements in theembodiments described and illustrated herein, in order to facilitate theunderstanding of the invention. They are meant to be merelyillustrative, and not limiting. Also, the foregoing embodiments of theinvention have been described and illustrated in conjunction withsystems and methods thereof, which are meant to be merely illustrative,and not limiting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments, features, and aspects of the invention are described hereinin conjunction with the following drawings in which:

FIG. 1a is a perspective view of a shower accessories facility,according to one embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 1b is a top viewthereof;

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the shower accessories facility ofFIGS. 1a and 1b , in which liquid soap containers are placed;

FIGS. 3, 4, 5, and 6 illustrate four states in opening lid 21, as aresult of pulling a container up, according to one embodiment of theinvention;

FIG. 7a is a front view of a longitudinal cross-section of the showeraccessories facility, according to one embodiment of the invention, andFIG. 7b is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8a is a side view of a tooth assembly 15, according to oneembodiment of the invention, and FIG. 8b is a sectional view thereof;

FIG. 8c is a perspective view of a tooth assembly 15, according to oneembodiment of the invention, and FIG. 8d is a sectional view thereof;

FIG. 9 illustrates a liquid soap container 20, in which it is pointed onsome parts mentioned above; and

FIG. 10a schematically illustrates a tray 10 a of a shower accessoriesfacility, according to one embodiment of the invention. FIG. 10b is aperspective view thereof.

It should be understood that the drawings are not necessarily drawn toscale.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The invention will be understood from the following detailed descriptionof embodiments which are meant to be descriptive and not limiting. Forthe sake of brevity, some well-known features, methods, systems,procedures, components, circuits, and so on, are not described indetail.

FIG. 1a is a perspective view of a shower accessories facility,according to one embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 1b is a top viewthereof.

The shower accessories facility, which is marked herein by referencenumeral 100, includes hanging means such as rack 12 and bores 13, forcorresponding screws, and at least one tray.

In the embodiment of FIG. 1a there are two trays, 10 a and 10 b. Theupper tray, 10 a, includes circular openings 11, for placing thereincircular neck containers of liquid soap, as better seen in FIG. 1b . Thecircular form is merely an example, and container necks may be indifferent form, such as rectangular.

The lower tray, 10 b, includes draining holes.

The shower accessories facility 100 may further include one or morehanging hooks 14, for hanging thereon bath aids such as a brush.

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the shower accessories facility ofFIGS. 1a and 1b , in which liquid soap containers are placed.

As illustrated, the liquid soap containers are placed upside down, suchthat their opening is down, and therefore their liquid soap isaccumulated in the lower side of the containers. As a result of thisorientation of the liquid soap containers, by squeezing a container itsentire content may be extracted.

The opening 11 in the upper tray is such that the “shoulders” of acontainer is stopped when being inserted therein.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the shower accessories facility of FIGS. 1aand 1b , which further details its structure.

As illustrated, a liquid soap container 20 is placed in the upper tray10 a. The zoomed view focuses on a tooth 16, which upon pullingcontainer 20 up of the shower accessories facility 100, it contacts thelid 21 of the container 20, and opens it so that the user does not haveto open the lid while being in a shower.

The tooth assembly 15 may include a base 17 and a tooth 16 that turnsinside by a spring (not seen in this figure, but detailed in FIGS. 8aand 8b ). Alternatively the tooth assembly may be a flexible-rigidtooth.

Despite of the fact that the illustration shows a single tooth, aplurality of teeth may be installed, such that the lid 21 of container20 is surrounded by teeth, thereby at least one tooth touches the lid.

FIGS. 3 to 6 illustrate four states in opening lid 21, as a result ofpulling a container up of a shower accessories facility, according toone embodiment of the invention.

Step 1 (illustrated in FIG. 3), the container 20 rests on a tray of theshower accessories facility.

In step 2 (illustrated in FIG. 4), as the container 20 is pulled up thetooth 16 meets the lid 21 of the container 20.

In step 3 (illustrated in FIG. 5), as the container 20 continues to bepulled up, an opening 23 begins to be generated between the lid 21 andthe neck of the container 20.

In step 4 (illustrated in FIG. 6), as the container 20 continues to bepulled up, the container opens wide.

FIG. 7a is a front view of a longitudinal cross-section of a showeraccessories facility, according to one embodiment of the invention, andFIG. 7b is a perspective view thereof.

As illustrated, the container 20 is turned upside down, and is “neck” isinserted into opening 11 of the upper tray 10 a of the showeraccessories facility. The “shoulders” of the container 20 are blocked byopening 11. This structure provides a “universal” structure, i.e.,allows almost any container to fit into the shower accessories facility.

In these figures the hole 11 is elliptical, and so does the container.

FIG. 8a is a side view of a tooth assembly 15, according to oneembodiment of the invention, and FIG. 8b is a sectional view thereof.

FIG. 8c is a perspective view of a tooth assembly 15, according to oneembodiment of the invention, and FIG. 8d is a sectional view thereof.

As illustrated, the tooth assembly includes a base 17, to which isrotatably connected a tooth 16. A spring 18 keeps the tooth 16 turnedtowards the “head” of the liquid soap container (not seen in thisfigure).

As mentioned, the assembly may be replaced by a tooth having someflexibility.

FIG. 9 illustrates a liquid soap container 20, in which it is pointed onsome parts mentioned above:

Reference numeral 21 denotes a lid of the container; Reference numeral24 denotes a “neck” of the container; and

Reference numeral 25 denotes a “shoulder” of the container.

FIG. 10a schematically illustrates a tray 10 a of a shower accessoriesfacility, according to one embodiment of the invention. FIG. 10b is aperspective view thereof.

In the tray is installed a replaceable ring 26 which its center isdisposed hole 11. As such, a user can replace the ring with another ofring having a different opening 11 (size and form), e.g., rectangular,elliptic, etc. In this example, the opening 11 is rectangular,correspondingly to the rectangular for of the neck 24 of the liquid soapcontainer 20. In this figure, the tray 10 a and the ring are presentedas sectioned. Tray 10 a is not presented in FIG. 10 b.

The ring 26 can be attached and detached from the tray 10 a by applyinga slight force, i.e., the mechanism is actually a snap connector.Alternatively, a threading can be applied.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the ring 26 isuniversal, that is, it can be adjusted to fit any neck 24 of a liquidsoap container.

The universality can be obtained by a variety of means, such as aplurality of flexible teeth.

In the figures and/or description herein, the following referencenumerals (Reference Signs List) have been mentioned:

-   -   Numeral 100 denotes a shower accessories facility, according to        one embodiment of the invention;    -   numeral 10 a denotes an upper tray;    -   numeral 10 b denotes a lower tray;    -   numeral 11 denotes an opening in the upper tray, for placing        therein a neck or shoulder of a liquid soap container 20, in        upside down position;    -   numeral 12 denotes a rack for hanging facility 100;    -   numeral 13 denotes a bore, for fixing therethrough shower        accessories facility (100) to a wall;    -   numeral 14 denotes hanging hook for sponge, etc.;    -   numeral 15 denotes a tooth assembly;    -   numeral 16 denotes a tooth;    -   numeral 17 denotes a base of a tooth assembly;    -   numeral 18 denotes a spring;    -   numeral 20 denotes a liquid soap container;    -   numeral 21 denotes a lid of a liquid soap container;    -   numeral 22 denotes a content of a liquid soap container;    -   numeral 23 denotes an opening of a liquid soap container;    -   numeral 24 denotes a “neck” of a liquid soap container;    -   numeral 25 denotes a “shoulder” of a liquid soap container; and    -   numeral 26 denotes a replaceable ring for changing the form of        opening 11 of a liquid soap container in a tray 10 a.

The foregoing description and illustrations of the embodiments of theinvention has been presented for the purposes of illustration. It is notintended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the abovedescription in any form.

Any term that has been defined above and used in the claims, should tobe interpreted according to this definition.

The reference numbers in the claims are not a part of the claims, butrather used for facilitating the reading thereof. These referencenumbers should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any form.

What is claimed is:
 1. A shower accessories facility (100), comprising:a first tray (10 a), having one or more openings (11), for placing ineach a neck of liquid soap container, upside down; and hanging means,for hanging said shower accessories facility (100) on a shower wall. 2.A facility according to claim 1, further comprising a second tray (10b), located under said first tray (10 a), wherein said second trayhaving draining holes, for draining water therethrough.
 3. A facilityaccording to claim 1, further comprising at least one hook, for hangingthereon shower facilities.
 4. A facility according to claim 1, when saidhanging means is a rack (12).
 5. A facility according to claim 1, whensaid hanging means is a bore (13), for passing therethrough a screw tobe threaded in a wall.
 6. A facility according to claim 1, furthercomprising one or more teeth (16), to be in contact with a neck (24) ofa liquid soap container (20), for opening a lid (21) of said neck uponpulling said liquid soap container.
 7. A facility according to claim 6,wherein said each of said one or more teeth is rotatably connected tosaid facility, and a spring (18) for pushing each of said one or moreteeth (16) towards said liquid soap container (20), so that upon pullingsaid liquid soap container (20) upwards, a lid (21) of said containeropens.
 8. A facility according to claim 1, wherein in said opening (11)is placed a replaceable ring (26), for adjusting said opening to fit toa specific liquid soap container.
 9. A facility according to claim 1,wherein said opening (11) is universal, for adjusting thereof to anyliquid soap container.
 10. A facility according to claim 1, wherein theuniversality is obtained by flexible teeth (16).
 11. A facilityaccording to claim 1, further comprising a hanging hook (14), forhanging thereon shower accessories.